Steel tie for railways.



No. 690,705. Pateted lan. 7, |902,

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STEEL TIE Fon nAlLwAvs.

Application led Qct. 15, 1901.)

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In IL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC DINGER, OF MCKEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEEL TIE Fon RAILWAYS.

I SPECIFICATION A forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,705, dated January 7 1902. i

Application tiled October 15, 1901. Serial No. 78,682. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit knownthat I, ISAAC DINGER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing a hollow cross-tie which is cut and has the may terial struck upito form one of the fish-plates, the other fish-plate being detachable and being secured to the cross-tie after the rail or rails have been placed in position. A saddleplate is placed in position on the'tie atthe places where the latter'is cut, this plate receiving the rail or rails in order that the latter may have a greater bearing-surface.

The specific construction will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of my improved metallic tie, showing the rails in dotted lines in position therein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part of the tie, showing the rail in cross-section. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the removable iish-plate or clamp. Fig. 4 is a like view of the saddle-plateupon Whichthe rails rest.

My improved tie is constructed'of a single piece of material substantially rectangular in cross-section, the edges of the piece of material or plate from which the tie is constructed being brought together at the central longitudinal line of the underneath face of the tie. On the upper face of the tie, adjacent to the end thereof where the rails rest, the tie is `cut away, and the material lying within the line of the cut is struck up to form a lclampingplate 2. The opposite or inner fish-plate or clamping-plate 3 is detachable from the tie and is formed with an extending tongue t,

provided with openings 5, adapted to register with openings in the tie to receive the secur ing-bolts 6, which are held by suitable nuts engagingthe upper face of the tie. The rails 7 rest upon a saddle-plate 8, the ends 9 of vwhich are turned downwardly over the sides within the recess 11, cut in the upper face of thetie. rlhe rails 7 are placed in position on the saddle against the ish or clamping plate 2, and the fish-plate or clamping-plate 3 is then placed in position against the inner faces of the rails and secured firmly in position by bolts 6,which may be easily inserted by reaching in from the end of the tie.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a hollow metallic tie, having an integral clamping-plate struck up from its upper face and engaging the base and web of the rail, of a removable clampingplate engaging the opposite side of -the rail web and base and provided with a tongue which liesagainst the underneath face of the upper plate of the hollow tie, said tongue having a shoulder that ts in a recess provided therefor in the upper plate of the tie, and bolts for securing said removable clampingplate in position.

2. In combination with a hollow metallic tie rectangular in cross-section and having an integral clamping-plate struck up from its upper face, of la' removable clamping-plate having a tongue, bolts passing throughsaid tongue and through the upper face of the tie for securing the removable clamping-plate in position, and a saddle-plate underneath the clamping-plate upon which the rails rest, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two. witnesses.

ISAAC DINGER.

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